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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "manos john" <manos_john11@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:14:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT .
FROM,THE DESK OF MR JOHN MANOS
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK,
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO.
TEL.00226 78 84 98 44
Dear Friend,
I am the manager bill and exchange of the foreign remittance department
of African Development Bank Burkina , sir iam trusthing this deal to you
buy faith and hope that you will handle it without know problem .In my
department we discovered an abandoned sum of US $22.5m (Twenty two million
five hundred thousand US dollars ) In an account that belongs to one of our
foreign customer who died along with his wife and the only daughter in
November 17, 1997 in a plane crash .
Since we got information about his death , we have been expecting his next
of kin to come over and claim this money because we can not release it to
any person unless somebody apply for it as next of kin or relation to the
deceased as it is indicated in our banking guidelines and laws ,
unfortunately , we discovered that the only next of kin died alongside with
him a plane crash being his only daughter left nobody or relation for claim.
It is therefor upon this discovery that I and other two officials in the
bank decided to make this business proposal to you as a foreigner and for
you to stand as the next of kin or a relation to deceased person for and
subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for the claim and we dont
want this money to go into the banks treasury as unclaimed bill , the
banking law and guideline ARTICLE A section ABD/O11 of 1991, stipulates that
if such is found in our bank after five (5) years remain unclaimed the money
will be transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund .The request of
a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned y the fact that
the customer is a foreigner , a BurkinabEcan not stand as a next of kin to a
foreigner.
We agree that 25% of this money will be for your as foreigner partner in
respect to the provision of a foreign account , 5% will be set aside for
expenses incurred during the business , 70% will be for me and my colleagues
. thereafter, I and my colleagues will visit your country for disbursement
according to the percentage as indicated . Therefor, to enable the immediate
transfer of this money to your private account . You have to apply first to
the bank as relation or next of kin to the deceased indicating your bank
name , account number , private telephone and fax number for easy
communication and location were the money will be remitted .
Upon receipt of your reply , I will send to you by fax or e-mail the text of
the application , I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
transaction is hitch free and do not entertain any fear as all required
arrangement has been made for the transfer . You should contact me
immediately you receive my letter through my telephone or e-mail.
Trusting to hear from you .
Yours faithfully
MR.JOHN MANOS.
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